![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 8.68.4
प्रहृष्टवित्रस्तविषण्णविस्मृतास्तथापरे शोकगता इवाभवन् ।
परे त्वदीयाश्च परस्परेण यथा यथैषां प्रकृतिस्तथाभवन् ॥ ४ ॥
prahṛṣṭavitrastaviṣaṇṇavismṛtāstathāpare śokagatā ivābhavan |
pare tvadīyāśca paraspareṇa yathā yathaiṣāṃ prakṛtistathābhavan || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...by foes fighting face to face, and divested of armour and ornaments and attire and weapons. Covered with thousands of fallen combatants mangled with arrows, fully exposed to view, and deprived of consciousness...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.68.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prahrishta, Vitrasta, Vishanna, Vismrita, Tatha, Apara, Shoka, Gata, Iva, Pare, Para, Pari, Tvadiya, Paraspara, Yatha, Idam, Prakriti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.68.4). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “prahṛṣṭavitrastaviṣaṇṇavismṛtāstathāpare śokagatā ivābhavan ”
- prahṛṣṭa -
-
prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prahṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitrasta -
-
vitrasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitrasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣaṇṇa -
-
viṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣaṇṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vismṛtās -
-
vismṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vismṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
-
tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apare -
-
apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śoka -
-
śoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śuk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gatā* -
-
gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ivā -
-
iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhavan -
-
√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “pare tvadīyāśca paraspareṇa yathā yathaiṣāṃ prakṛtistathābhavan ”
- pare -
-
pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tvadīyāś -
-
tvadīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tvadīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paraspareṇa -
-
paraspara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yathā -
-
yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathai -
-
yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eṣām -
-
idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- prakṛtis -
-
prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
-
tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhavan -
-
√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.68.4
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.4 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟವಿತ್ರಸ್ತವಿಷಣ್ಣವಿಸ್ಮೃತಾಸ್ತಥಾಪರೇ ಶೋಕಗತಾ ಇವಾಭವನ್ ।
ಪರೇ ತ್ವದೀಯಾಶ್ಚ ಪರಸ್ಪರೇಣ ಯಥಾ ಯಥೈಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಸ್ತಥಾಭವನ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
Buy now!
Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.4 in Bengali sript:
প্রহৃষ্টবিত্রস্তবিষণ্ণবিস্মৃতাস্তথাপরে শোকগতা ইবাভবন্ ।
পরে ত্বদীযাশ্চ পরস্পরেণ যথা যথৈষাং প্রকৃতিস্তথাভবন্ ॥ ৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રહૃષ્ટવિત્રસ્તવિષણ્ણવિસ્મૃતાસ્તથાપરે શોકગતા ઇવાભવન્ ।
પરે ત્વદીયાશ્ચ પરસ્પરેણ યથા યથૈષાં પ્રકૃતિસ્તથાભવન્ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.4 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രഹൃഷ്ടവിത്രസ്തവിഷണ്ണവിസ്മൃതാസ്തഥാപരേ ശോകഗതാ ഇവാഭവന് ।
പരേ ത്വദീയാശ്ച പരസ്പരേണ യഥാ യഥൈഷാം പ്രകൃതിസ്തഥാഭവന് ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రహృష్టవిత్రస్తవిషణ్ణవిస్మృతాస్తథాపరే శోకగతా ఇవాభవన్ ।
పరే త్వదీయాశ్చ పరస్పరేణ యథా యథైషాం ప్రకృతిస్తథాభవన్ ॥ ౪ ॥